Words the Bible translates as give thanks
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- eulogeōεὐλογέωto bless: to speak a good word over someone or something, whether praising God, calling down God's favor on a person, or actually granting that favor
- exomologeomaiἐξομολογέομαιto confess: to say out loud, before others, the wrong one has done
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- to acknowledge God openly: to declare in public what is true about God, whether in praise or in homage
- to agree: to consent to a proposal or strike a deal
- yadahיָדָהto acknowledge openly before God: give thanks, praise, or confess
+1 more meaning
- to throw or shoot something out: cast a stone, hurl down, shoot an arrow
- eucharisteōεὐχαριστέωto give thanks: to express gratitude, most often to God
- homologeōὁμολογέωto confess or profess: to declare openly and on the record where one stands, owning allegiance to a person or affirming a truth as one's own before others
+3 more meanings
- to acknowledge or admit: to grant that something is true, whether a fact one concedes or a wrong one owns up to
- to promise: to bind oneself by a stated pledge to do something
- to praise: to give God thanks out loud, openly acknowledging his name in worship
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